diff --git a/examples/server/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/server/CMakeLists.txt
index dbe41f1fd..ff45c85fe 100644
--- a/examples/server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ option(LLAMA_SERVER_SSL     "Build SSL support for the server"        OFF)
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
-if (MINGW)
-    # fix: https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/actions/runs/9651004652/job/26617901362?pr=8006
-    add_compile_definitions(_WIN32_WINNT=${GGML_WIN_VER})
-endif()
-
 set(TARGET_SRCS
     server.cpp
     utils.hpp
@@ -58,6 +53,7 @@ if (LLAMA_SERVER_SSL)
 endif()
 
 if (WIN32)
+    add_compile_definitions(-D_WIN32_WINNT=${GGML_WIN_VER} -DWINVER=${GGML_WIN_VER})
     TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${TARGET} PRIVATE ws2_32)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt b/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 425a25895..a29a1e883 100644
--- a/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ggml/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1208,9 +1208,8 @@ if (GGML_CUDA)
     add_compile_options("$<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CUDA>:${CUDA_FLAGS}>")
 endif()
 
-if (MINGW)
-    # Target Windows 8 for PrefetchVirtualMemory
-    add_compile_definitions(_WIN32_WINNT=${GGML_WIN_VER})
+if (WIN32)
+    add_compile_definitions(-D_WIN32_WINNT=${GGML_WIN_VER} -DWINVER=${GGML_WIN_VER})
 endif()
 
 #